The faculty of the Department of World Languages and Literatures publish internationally and are recognized for their expertise in literature, linguistics, cultural studies, and film. The department also publishes Letras Hispanas: Revista de Literatura y Cultura, a peer-reviewed, open-access online journal dedicated to publishing scholarly essays that engage topics related to Spanish, Latin American, and US Latino literatures and cultures. CALICO, an international journal and organization devoted to the use of technology in foreign language teaching, is sponsored administratively by the department. Students in World Languages can participate in various language honor societies and clubs. The Spanish honor society publishes Al principio, a journal devoted to poems in all languages and artwork from all cultures. Our department’s German faculty organize and host the annual state-wide German Contest, which brings around 1,000 students of German from Texas junior highs and high schools to compete at Texas State each spring.